Editing Princess Leia (section)

==== ''The Force Awakens'' ====
[[File:Carrie Fisher 2013-a straightened.jpg|[[Carrie Fisher]] reprised the role of Leia in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'' in 2015|thumb|upright]]
Leia returns in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'' (2015), which takes place thirty years after the events of ''Return of the Jedi''. She is the leader of the Resistance, an organization she formed to fight the First Order. She is also trying to find her brother Luke, who disappeared years earlier. After a battle on the planet Takodana, she reunites with Han. They discuss their son, Ben Solo, who left Jedi training and fell to the dark side of the Force, becoming the First Order warlord [[Kylo Ren]]. Leia believes Ren can be brought back from the dark side, and urges Han to bring him home. When Han encounters Ren on [[Starkiller Base]], he asks him to abandon the First Order. Ren refuses and instead kills his father. Leia senses Han's death through the Force, and later shares a moment of grief with the scavenger [[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]], who viewed Han as a father figure.

Although Leia appears as a Jedi in various [[Star Wars expanded to other media|''Star Wars'' ''Legends'']] works, she is not depicted that way in ''The Force Awakens''. The film's director, [[J. J. Abrams|J.J. Abrams]], explained that Leia's decision to lead the Resistance instead of training as a Jedi was "simply a choice that she made". Nevertheless, he affirmed that Leia's strength with the Force is an intrinsic part of her character.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-force-awakens-leia-jedi-jj-abrams/ |title=''Star Wars 7'': J.J. Abrams on Why Leia Didn't Become a Jedi |website=[[Screen Rant]] |first=Jason |last=Hamilton |date=December 7, 2015 |access-date=March 21, 2016 |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406001315/http://screenrant.com/star-wars-force-awakens-leia-jedi-jj-abrams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Asked to describe Leia in the film, Fisher said she is under "a lot of pressure" and is likely feeling "somewhat defeated, tired, and pissed."<ref name="EW General">{{cite magazine |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=November 11, 2015 |title=She's Not Called 'Princess' Leia Anymore |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/11/star-wars-force-awakens-carrie-fisher-leia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113032400/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/11/star-wars-force-awakens-carrie-fisher-leia |archive-date=November 13, 2015 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Fisher was nominated for a [[42nd Saturn Awards|2016 Saturn Award]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2016-star-wars-mad-max-1201713942/ |title=''Star Wars'', ''Mad Max'', ''Walking Dead'' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations |first=Jacob |last=Bryant |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 24, 2016 |access-date=February 24, 2016 |archive-date=May 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141412/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2016-star-wars-mad-max-1201713942/ |url-status=live }}</ref>